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Desert, anyone?


Desert, anyone?
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Copyright: Sweety De Freitas (puffy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-04
Categories: Food, Experimental
Camera: Canon 400D Digital, 18-55mm, Fuji 4GB, UV Filter
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/8 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Recipe books [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-05 12:18
Viewed: 522
Points: 56
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi folks...

How are you guys today? Feeling hungry for some yummy delicious desert? :-P well you are in luck, let me introduce you to this delicious desert that I made just couple of days ago...:D

It's Blueberries marbled cake!!! It is simple to make and sooooo delicious to eat! :D

Blueberries Marbled cake

Ingredient

- 2 eggs
- 125g(4 oz) butter
- 1 1/3 cups(165g or 5 1/2oz) self-raising flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1/2 cup (125g or 4 oz)caster sugar
- 2 tablespons soft brown sugar (not too pack)

Preparing your Blueberries
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (195g or 6 1/2 oz) fresh blueberries, plus extra for decoration


Decoration

- Icing sugar (to dust)
- Cream
- Blueberries

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180C or 350F. Lightly grease a 20cm (8 inch) round springform tin and line the base and side with baking paper.

Place the sugar and 1/2 of the blueberries in a small saucepan. Stir together gently over medium heat for 1-2 mins until the juices begin to run then remove from the head. Stir in the remaining blueberries, and allow the mixture to cool.

Beat the eggs in a small mixing bowl, add the vanilla essence and butter, mix well. Combine the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Make a well int eh centre, using a metal spoon or knife stir in the egg mixture until smooth.

Take out 3/4 cup of the cake mixture and stir into blueberries. Place spoonfuls of both mixtures randomly into the prepared tin. Swirl the mixture with a knift of skewer to produce a marbled effect. Do not overmix as we want to keep the marbled look. Springle the brown sugar over the top. Bake for 45-50mins or until the skewer comes out clean. Stand the cake in its tin on a wire rack to cool down for 5 mins before removing the cake from the tin and let completly cool down.

For decoration and serving, you can dust the icing sugar over the cake or with extra berries and cream. Alternative if the blueberries is out of season, you can use Rasberries instead. :D


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- increase a bit of saturation
- Apply USM
- Add border and resize for TL

In the photo, I actually used grapes for "side dish" instead of blueberries.. that's because all my blueberris got pinch by little boy! :-P


We enjoy our desert very much and I hope you do too...:D Thanks for dropping by, have a great day ahead folks!

lilimih33, saggitario, GreenBaron, isa, paweljg, lisapw1, hamed31568, vandana2923, Travelcam, eosnut, chrisJ, pdp, hester, eyesthetix, Hendrika has marked this note useful
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Mniam, thank you.
It seems wery tasty.
Nice idea. TFS
bye Aga

Yummie....my dear Sweety! Yeah I like to have a piece you are really the master of cooking pictures, do you have a special album at home with these images printed? Anyway I "like" this cake shot :-) very much!
Hans

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  • isa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 354 W: 57 N: 697] (4107)
  • [2008-02-05 13:05]

Hi Sweety!
Thank you, excelent note, hummmm!!!!
Great composition and POV. Congratulations,
Best Regards,
Isa

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  • timtim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1057 W: 106 N: 560] (9574)
  • [2008-02-05 13:26]

yum!
delicious pic
nice DOF and lighting

Mmmmm, Sweety. I got hungry just from seeing it. Ot looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe. Regards, Yvonne

hi puffy, awesome dof, comp, and clarity too, i just love your little kitchen studio work,
and yes now i am hungy! ha-ha,
thanks scott

Hi Sweety,

May I have a piece of it? . . ha ha . . yumm yumm . .
Excellent product picture . .
Great lighting setup . .
Well captured . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Hello Sweety,

i like the look of this photo well composed and captured and great look with excllent pp well done and TFS Kyle

Ok, I want some of this delicious looking dessert, but I don't want to have to wait to bake it. Do you ship over night???

Very nice photo with beautiful colors, textures, and looks "good enough to eat". I like how you placed the cake in the frame.

tfs, Lisa

Hi Sweety,
you make me hungry this morning :)
nice shot with really pro result.
POV and DOV look very nice specially the lighting.
wonderful food photo my friend.
one question... where i can buy this cake ????

best regards
Haldian

hmmmmmmmm yummy. great shot, i love the lighting and POV.

very yummy capture with good sharpness in the middle. its 8 am here and i am already feeling hungry again :D well composed.

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3557 W: 737 N: 2396] (19036)
  • [2008-02-06 0:44]

mmmm, yes please !!!


v

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 977 W: 99 N: 2253] (11361)
  • [2008-02-06 4:48]

I'll have two portions please Sweety!
Coz I'm still a bit hungry.....lol

A beautiful and tasty looking desert dear!

Cheers,
Anneke

Mmm... Delicious view my friend.... Great details and colours. And many thanks for tips how it made - I must try... :] Very well done & TFS :]

Greetings from Poland,
Pawel

Hi Sweety,
Beautiful photo,excelent note.Thank you.
Best regards,
Ralf

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  • AJ786 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 743 W: 57 N: 1045] (6681)
  • [2008-02-06 8:39]

Hi my friend,

This is an excellent food shot. Lovely colours, colours and detailed shot. The placement of the blueberries cake is fantastic that offers excellent composition with slight narrow DOF.

TFS

Cheers
AJ786
:-)

ps: Thanks for the recipe... :-)

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 100 N: 3359] (17510)
  • [2008-02-06 11:28]

Hmm Yummy, thanks Sweety..can I have a spoon full of ice cream to go with it too... ha ha.

Great capture my dear, good DOF and clarity.. well done to you, you little Treklens cook.

Cheers
Dawn

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1407 W: 130 N: 3827] (15905)
  • [2008-02-06 15:20]

Hi Sweety
I love your cookbook theme... perfect capture of your yummy desert!

Tricia

Yummmmmmmmm!

Now this looks tasty...got me salivating! :-)

Nice idea and well presented compo. Detail, colouring, exposure and DOF all superb. Great work!

TFS,
Martyn

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  • eosnut Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 588 W: 164 N: 1399] (10095)
  • [2008-02-07 1:39]

Hi Sweety,
They certainly look good enough to eat.
Good timing, we planted two little blueberry trees last March. They have between them just enough for us to try your delicious recipe. Another couple of weeks and they will be ripe...I hope.
Cheers,
Pete.

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4232 W: 414 N: 6672] (42147)
  • [2008-02-07 2:19]

Hi Sweety

Looks delicious! I like the inclusion of the fg blueberries, which add context. A good food product shot, with excellent dof & sharpness. Tfs!

Very apetitive Sweety! nice work, I dont know how say in english "se me hace la boca agua"

Congrats!



:M

Hello Sweety!
Yes, I want a little bit, please!
Very sweet composition and thanks for recipe!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

...I return... :)

Hello Sweety,
That looks yummy :D
Beautiful desert...I wish I can eat that :D
Vandana
later

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  • pdp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 110 W: 39 N: 123] (538)
  • [2008-02-07 12:39]
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Hi Sweety, this is a really good shot. You seem to be going food crazy :-) I can't find much to fault with it so I shall nit pick a couple of points. Firstly, I think it would work even better with three grapes/berries rather than four and secondly put some cream on it!

Lovely, made me feel hungry now.

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 31 N: 1634] (9994)
  • [2008-02-07 13:00]

Hi Sweety

Yum, can I have mine posted to me? Perfect DOF and focus. The lighting is spot on as well.

TFS

Karan

Hi Sweety !
very sharp focus - makes the mouth water just looking at it !! :-))

Well done.
Best regards, Daniel

Oh Sweety,

this is so NOT nice. I skipped desert - have to watch my weight - and now I see this one and really it makes my mouth water.
I have to put it in my theme, so I have the recepie - and yes I prefer the blueberries, can pick them myself in June in the woods near our house.

Lovely capture!

Els
:)

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